Distant Light (single edit)
A post-rock instrumental with shifting momentum towards a grand cinematic finale.
From the new LP Satellite Sky, available on all streaming platforms November 13, 2026.
Satellite Sky
The Matthew Shadley Band is the recording project of songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Matthew Shadley Brauer. Emerging from the Cincinnati music scene in 2003, the band developed a sound drawing on classic rock, Americana, psychedelia, and melodic alternative rock.
Early releases, including Five Easy Pieces (2004) and Summer Stone (2008), established Brauer's guitar-driven approach, while appearances at regional festivals and airplay on stations including WNKU and 97X helped introduce the music to audiences throughout the Ohio Valley.
Following an extended recording hiatus, Brauer returned with Emerald (2022), beginning a prolific period that produced 1970 Something, Shaka, Preternatural Dreams, and The Great Divide.
Now based on North Carolina's Outer Banks, Brauer records at his home studio, Gravity Studios, performing most of the instrumentation himself.
The forthcoming release, Satellite Sky (2026), will be available November 13th, 2026. The new album moves beyond conventional rock arrangements into an atmospheric blend of electronic textures, dream pop, psychedelia, and post-rock, reflecting a vision of dynamic soundscapes.
The album's themes of distance, connection, longing, and discovery are left deliberately open to interpretation. Rather than offering easy answers, the music invites listeners to inhabit its spaces and arrive at their own conclusions.